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[Nexus 5 General] VectorCroc:
Hello !

I'm on stock 4.4.4, bootloader unlocked/rooted & custom recovery (TWRP).

I will be able to update to 5.0 by download an OTA.zip and use TWRP to flash it ? Am I right ?

Will it wipe the phone like a factory flash ? Thanks in advance !
[Nexus 5 General] Nexus311:
kr1pt;

Nope
[Nexus 5 General] BigBlue10989:
The OTA URL is not a ROM. You sideload it in recovery mode. It will not wipe your memory.
[Nexus 5 General] Haul:
Preferrably, give us the filename or the link to the OTA file on android.clients.google.com so that we don't need to download it from some crappy file "mirror" that makes you look at 14 ads, wait 90 seconds, and rate limit your download speed.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
For those of you can't wait learn how to flash the factory image. My device is on 5.0, rooted and fully operational
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
You missed this too.
[Nexus 5 General] JonasVFC:
is there any difference between flashing the factory image through fastboot and updating through OTA? is the first way the clean way to do it, or it's the same?
[Nexus 5 General] LMSilva69:
If you flash the factory IMG, will wipe all your phones files, i think.

With the ota you dont lose anything.

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[Nexus 5 General] JonasVFC:
so OTA+wipe-factory-defaults would be the same, right?
[Nexus 5 General] tonyt3rry:
Is it me or is the gallery app not here anymore and messaging not installed either
[Nexus 5 General] uao:
just flashed factory image! what a pleasure!!!!!!!!! really love this new version so smooth and fast. quick pic as gallery and other app for sms. i always disable g+ and hangout
[Nexus 5 General] gnackattack:
It's not the same, to flash the factory image you need to unlock the bootloader which requires a wipe. Or if you're already unlocked, the flashing process will attempt a wipe. Or if you remove the "-w" from the flashing process your phone won't wipe, but you'll be left with a phone that has left-over, potentially harmful files from 4.4.x on it.
[Nexus 5 General] estallings15:
Messaging hasn't been on any official Nexus 5 release.

You're correct about gallery. Are you surprised?
[Nexus 5 General] tonyt3rry:
Yeah I liked it because it was easy to find my photos I asked because I'm sure messaging comes with the nexus 6 I mean the new app for messaging too, I like hangouts but find notifications don't show
[Nexus 5 General] OptimusVDarwin:
Why does this download as a .tar on my phone.

I wanna download it through my phone because my 4g is faster than wifi on my laptop
[Nexus 5 General] Haul:
It's not exactly the same. When you flash a factory image, you're writing out entire partitions/filesystems of data on a block-level. All existing data is lost.

When you install an OTA and then wipe, what's happening is that you're first patching individual files on disk, then doing a factory wipe/reset afterwards. A factory reset just erases the /data and /cache partitions (probably by just formatting with mkfs, I don't remember).

Effectively, the difference is that any files that you added to partitions other than /data and /cache (such as .apk's that you added to /system) will remain behind after you install the OTA and then factory reset. If you install a factory image instead, then those files that you added to other partitions will be gone.
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You're right. But I'm up and running with everything. Doesn't take that long to re-set everything up. I disagree that removing the -w leaves harmful files. They aren't harmful, just may cause fc's
[Nexus 5 General] axelarizzi:
I don't know if it is the correct thread but i have a question: how much i have to wait to receive the notifications of the OTA on my nexus 5 in Italy?
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Until it gets there. No one knows who gets what when
[Nexus 5 General] Wh1t3Rose:
Not that this is the place to discuss flashing images I want to clear up confusion. You do not need to unlock bootloader to flash a factory image. Also you can also flash images without wiping your SDCARD, just remove the userdata.img before running the batch file. Also there won't be anything left over from KitKat as system and data partitions are wiped.

Now that I've gotten that out of the please refrain from discussing flashing images here as this thread is strictly for OTAs. Go to [MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION]'s thread (1st link in my OP) for discussing images. Thank you!
[Nexus 5 General] gnackattack:
If they "may cause fc's" then that perfectly fits my description of "potentially harmful". Anyway my point is more that there are a number of perfectly valid reasons to want the OTA file for sideloading rather than using the factory image.

Edit:

Not to argue, but to be fair I was discussing the OTA update, and why one would prefer to update by OTA rather than flash... Happy to drop that line of conversation if it's controversial though...
[Nexus 5 General] axelarizzi:
Yes i know that but, in general, how much time it needs?
[Nexus 5 General] Winesnob:
Because it's the factory image, not an update zip.
[Nexus 5 General] Wh1t3Rose:
Its different for each release. Nobody can give you an ETA. It could be a couple of days or a couple of weeks. Depends what where you live and when they roll it out as its rolled out in stages not to all at once.
[Nexus 5 General] gnackattack:
A Google guy posted about the rollout process on Reddit. Basically the first 24-48 hours they roll out the update to approx 1% of users. Then if everything goes well they up that to 25%, 50%, 75%, 100% over the next week or two.

So if everything goes well you should get it within a couple weeks max.
[Nexus 5 General] goraps:
You can install messaging from the play store now. It was pushed there today i believe

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging
[Nexus 5 General] OptimusVDarwin:
I know. It's supposed to be a .tgz not a .tar. Im trying to download that file through my phone so I can transfer it to my laptop to flash it through sdk platform tools
[Nexus 5 General] Pentium:
so there is no OTA Link until now?
[Nexus 5 General] kicksilver:
Unfortunately, looks like no.

I'm looking for it everywhere also.
[Nexus 5 General] tonyt3rry:
Yeah I got it earlier after seeing it on android central or authority just a shame no gallery
[Nexus 5 General] WhatDude:
I flashed using ADB and seems to have finished, but I noticed these errors in ADB:

archive does not contain 'boot.sig'

archive does not contain 'recovery.sig

archive does not contain 'system.sig'

archive does not contain 'vendor.img'

Is this a problem?

Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
That's normal
[Nexus 5 General] Euler MD:
Is anybody else getting FAILED (remote: not supported in locked device)
[Nexus 5 General] RussianBear:
Any Links to a regular flashable zip for chainfire's root? I've used the auto tool, but wanted to dl the regular img for later. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] :
Guys.... Really.

If it's not about applying an ota ( not flashing images) take it to another thread. 8 pages of mostly off topic since [MENTION=962867]El Daddy[/MENTION] posted this.

There's other threads for manual flashing help and discussion.

"OTA help desk" Get it? ?
[Nexus 5 General] LMSilva69:
Last update (4.4.4) i wipe google services (i think) in airplain mode, and reboot the phone to force the OTA. Can we try the same process this time?

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[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
You can certainly try it. But I have no idea what you did and why. Nothing you did would make any difference
[Nexus 5 General] LMSilva69:
Well, in the first 48 hours maybe not, But after that you actually can force the OTA. It works last year for me, and for everyone here. But you have to try a few times.

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[Nexus 5 General] gnackattack:
A Google dev has explicitely denied this. You can't force it, you can only force it to check for the update and if you haven't been selected it will still get denied. Here's the post by Dan Morril for more information:

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1r1dz4/44_kitkat_has_started_rolling_out_on_the_n4/cdiwt6f
[Nexus 5 General] WhatDude:
Thank you!
[Nexus 5 General] Romanpower:
Exciting!

This is so exciting! I have everything updated and ready to roll out! I have a sneaking suspicion that tomorrow evening when I get back home from school, I am gonna have a brand new OS to use for the weekend! :D Now I have to find a way to sleep off the excitement! :eek:

I would also like to voice my early gratitude to those who do post any help and links to anything for people. XDA rules!
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
Nexus 5 OTA also is rolling out today according to android authority.
[Nexus 5 General] det0xx:
Okay. I have a stock nexus running 4.4.4 and its stock untouched and locked bootloader. So my scenario is #1 section A. Therefore if i do as it instruct i wont delete my user data? I just want to update without having to set up everything again. Also having a locked bootloader i should be able to do it or do i have to have an unlock bootloader?
[Nexus 5 General] daLareid:
If you flash the image that is already available it will wipe all your date, although there's a workaround for it and you can find it in the guides here, if you do OTA update you won't lose anything.
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
For OTA u dont need unlocked bootloader. only for flashing factory images it needs to be unlocked. and i dont think an OTA clears your data. but flashing a factory image will do that as you need to unlock bootloader which clears the memory completely including user data. but have you recieved any OTA zip yet? coz i cnt find it anywhere and i'm pretty sure XDA will be the first place it'll appear.
[Nexus 5 General] kenpen:
Anyone know build number for latest lollipop
[Nexus 5 General] k1chy:
Build no is LRX21O.

Source: factory images page.
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
whenever OTA is available?how to sideload it?
[Nexus 5 General] k1chy:
adb sideload "update.zip"

"update.zip" is the filename of the OTA zip.
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
what is the difference between sideloading it and waiting for OTA?
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
No difference. Just that you can update earlier then the time it might take for you to receive an OTA.
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
Oh k thx.. Waiting for ota to get captured. Any chance that anything might go wrong? While or after side loading?

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] imtiax:
Anyone get OTA in canada yet?
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
i've updated through sideloading 2 times on my nexus, from 4.4.2 to 4.4.3 and then to 4.4.4, nothing has gone wrong so far. apart from bugs in the OS itself there is very small chance of anything going wrong with sideloading.
[Nexus 5 General] yaron86:
hope this thread will update soon to version 5 lollipop soon

please update this thread to lollipop
[Nexus 5 General] EddyOS:
He will - once the OTA appears!
[Nexus 5 General] kosty5:
I allready have messenger and keyboard and gmail updated and now i'm downloading the update.

I don't know what to do (wait for OTA or install the update my self)
[Nexus 5 General] roli006:
Where can i download the ota update for n5? :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] Michael88_:
do you even read posts?
[Nexus 5 General] roli006:
sure, but he wrote: "wait for OTA or install the update my self"

sry misunderstanding...
[Nexus 5 General] Wh1t3Rose:
It's not available yet and hasn't been captured. When it gets captured by the community I will update the OP accordingly and you can sideload then.
[Nexus 5 General] murattiss:
Should the ota arrive in a couple days for everyone? Or do we have to wait a couple weeks if we don't want to flash the image manually.
[Nexus 5 General] bas-r:
The update wil be spread in 'waves', and can take 3 weeks to complete.
[Nexus 5 General] MrKaon:
Once shared here you can Sideload it, no need to wait.
[Nexus 5 General] Dr.Pepper:
Is there any OTA zip of LPX21o?
[Nexus 5 General] 7Bit:
Guys, could you stop asking for the OTA? If it's captured, you will see it in the first post or see people freaking out happily in the comments, for sure...

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[Nexus 5 General] Dr.Pepper:
Ok,thanks for reply)
[Nexus 5 General] bohmy1190:
I don't understand why the most people are waiting for the ota. Google backups nearly everything. Even the arrangement of the installed apps on the home screen is backed up! The only things I had to backup were the chronic of whatsapp and my download folder...

Moreover, its no harm to have a completely new-installed OS!
[Nexus 5 General] :
Not everyone wants to unlock their bootloader. And OTA is still the method with the least amount of hassle, even if Google can backup most of your apps and settings.
[Nexus 5 General] JonasVFC:
that's exactly what i wanted to know. thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] bohmy1190:
well, the only drawback of unlocking the bootloader is to loose the data on the internal storage. Where's the problem to relock the bootloader, after flashing the factory image?
[Nexus 5 General] aalmenar:
AFAIK your can unlock and relock it.

fastboot oem lock
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
Which will basically void your warranty as your temper flag will be set. and then you need to rest it to false using a long method of booting a recovery image and flashing reset zip and den again relocking your bootloader. so i guess for a noob and even for sum1 with less experience of flashing ROM or anything for that matter, OTA is the best option. the plus point being you not losing your data of course.
[Nexus 5 General] Wh1t3Rose:
Guys I don't want to be harsh but can we take the discussions elsewhere? I want to keep this thread as clean as possible. If its not a question asking about the scenarios in the OP or asking how to OTA then post in the various discussion threads in General.

Any questions about Stock Images go in [MENTION=2872010]rootSU[/MENTION]'s thread.

Also any questions like "where's the OTA" will be ignored by me. I will post it when its available.

Again not trying be the bad guy but I want to keep this thread clean for new comers.
[Nexus 5 General] bokobokov:
Hello,

I have a Nexus 5 device (820) running Android 4.4.4. I'm rooted; I have SuperSU installed; lock state - unlocked; secure boot - enabled; teamwin recovery project 2.7.1.1.

Could you please confirm, that I'm eligible for Scenario B (1st page).

If yes, could you please also confirm if these are the steps I have to make, once we all get the OTA files:

download the file to my device

enter advanced bootloader

install - select OTA file

wait

I

DON"T

want to get my phone erased/wiped!

Thank you in advance.
[Nexus 5 General] Wh1t3Rose:
Yes you should be fine. I recommend flashing in TWRP not CWM.

Also your SDcard wont get wiped but I highly suggest you wipe Data (installed apps) before installing a flashable OTA zip. Not required but it eliminates the chance for bugs.

Google's new restore feature in Lollipop will restore all apps, home screen layouts and WiFi access points (but not texts, calls)
[Nexus 5 General] bokobokov:
So I only have to enable "Backup my data" from backup&reset settings?
[Nexus 5 General] murattiss:
Thanks, any link to a guide for sideloading?
[Nexus 5 General] Joskym:
First page of the topic
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
Can u share how to restore that, i only backup my contacts.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] foosion:
Lollipop won't restore these things from a Kit Kat backup, will it?
[Nexus 5 General] Ukolino:
Google stated that one on the developer preview, will have to go back to stock for The OTA, or flash FI. ?
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
Close. It doesn't restore app data. So, you will have to log into each app, and choose the settings that you want for that app. Example: Google authenticator - you will need to scan the QR codes for your accounts again.

If you read the Google page that describes how to flash factory images, unlocking/relocking bootloader is a part of those steps. I haven't heard of anybody's warranty claims getting denied because the bootloader was unlocked. Do you know of somebody who got declined ONLY because the bootloader was unlocked? Or are you just assuming that?
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
Even sammy phones are accepted in warranty even if BL is unlocked and ROOTED!

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] nb31b:
Yes, it does.
[Nexus 5 General] ngochan3007:
help

please help me, I have one problem with the factory flash image, I get an error system.img. please excuse my english is not good.:crying:
[Nexus 5 General] nb31b:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...-0-factory-images-heres-how-to-get-around-it/
[Nexus 5 General] kunaltyagii:
And if you read the thread given below http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701. it clearly says the need if relocking and resetting your temper flag for warranty purpose. I personally havent seen anyone getting there warranty refused but since the OP has put it in bold red letters i'm assuming its necessary.
[Nexus 5 General] FilipeMoritz:
Just some questions. if Im in the second scenario and I flash the otaupdate.zip, I'll be able to receive new OTAs after that? And I'll lose my root and TWRP?

Sorry for my bad English.
[Nexus 5 General] jj14:
IMO, the thread includes that information to be complete. In other words, resetting that flag will get your phone software back the way it was when it was purchased.

I have had my phone swapped out with the bootloader unlocked thru' google without any issues. I know several other members have reported the same on these forums. But yes, if you are worried about the warranty being voided by the tamper flag, and don't want to go thru' the process of resetting it, just wait till OTA is pushed out.

This is the OTA thread after all :)
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
No, you will remain in same scenario, you will have to use the same method as second.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] ngochan3007:
thank you

I am very grateful for your help, but I've tried to step this way and flash system.img also encountered similar problems.:(
[Nexus 5 General] siren215:
Just follow the steps as given in link. Put all the files inc fastboot and other files in same directory.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] nb31b:
Try skipsofts unified android toolkit. Many here frown upon it but i used it to flash my phone with no issues. Just make sure you pay attention to the prompts and instructions
[Nexus 5 General] Maxicud:
Again, this is an OTA thread.

Please, do not mix topics.

Go to the proper thread.

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] david31262:
My Phone Downloaded "something"

Deleting -> Sorry
[Nexus 5 General] ironia.:
just kidding??

it's the factory file
[Nexus 5 General] saberdragon18:
http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/ref-nexus-5-stock-ota-urls-t2475327/page22

They have ota on here.
[Nexus 5 General] android_mp99:
Here is the OTA link.

http://android.clients.google.com/p...ed-hammerhead-LRX21O-from-KTU84P.c1a33561.zip

GabrielGPP posted it in the OTA reference thread

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/ref-nexus-5-stock-ota-urls-t2475327/page22

edit: saberdragon18 beat me.
[Nexus 5 General] ajez:
Finally we have a link!
[Nexus 5 General] guilmm:
Thanks, Gabriel! :)

Edit:

:(
[Nexus 5 General] a5ehren:
Unexpected contents is usually the message if your /system is not stock. OTA won't work with root.

P
[Nexus 5 General] oxfordmark:
What can be done with the link?

I have build number KTU84P
[Nexus 5 General] ayang02:
After OTA update to 5.0, does flashing SuperSU.zip still give you root access?
[Nexus 5 General] oxfordmark:
What do you do with the OTA link?

I have build number KTU84P
[Nexus 5 General] MountainDrew:
I'm completely stock, unrooted, stock recovery, KTU84P. My bootloader is unlocked, but no system modifications at all.
[Nexus 5 General] a5ehren:
I would re-download the zip and try again, then. Not getting that message here.
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Lock the bootloader
[Nexus 5 General] ironia.:
from from KTU84P as stated into the link
[Nexus 5 General] btyspm123:
Ktu84q here... Any updates on the url for this one?
[Nexus 5 General] MountainDrew:
That's never been a requirement before. I've sideloaded many times with an unlocked bootloader.
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Please report back on how it went. I'm always a little wary and prefer to hear verification from successful updates.

I know, I have trust issues! The internet has made me paranoid.

Thanks and :good:
[Nexus 5 General] Paul George:
What to do now?

Thanks for the OTA url.

What to do next?

Paul
[Nexus 5 General] SimplicityApks:
Thanks for pointing that out, somebody else got an error flashing this in TWRP? Yes I'm on 4.4.4 KTU84P but rooted. This is what TWRP logs:

Package expects build fingerprint of google/hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4.4/KTU84P/1227136:user/release-keys or google/hammerhead/hammerhead:5.0/LRX210/1570415:user/release-keys; this device has Android/omni_hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4.2/KVT49L/f4505101ac:eng/test-keys.
E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/Download/ota.zip

And no, I'm neither on omni rom nor on 4.4.2, flashed the 4.4.4 factory image with full wipe a few weeks ago.

Edit: turns out you need stock recovery to sideload it (and that's the only working way for me), and I even had to flash the cache.img from the factory image (KTU84P) since the stock recovery couldn't mount /cache (and you need to press volume up when you get the dead android xD)
[Nexus 5 General] ajez:
you can download the OTA and install it without waiting for google to push it to your phone

see first post for instructions
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
I don't doubt that at all.

I guess my theory is that if the OTA is looking for a bone stock unit to install to, then give it a bone stock unit to install to. Remove any variable from the equation that could in any way possibly bork the process. Stuff changes and past performance isn't always consistent.

Just a thought. Good luck!
[Nexus 5 General] oxfordmark:
I'm a Nexus newbie and would like to know this also! :)
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Read the first page of this thread and follow the instructions that match the condition of your device.
[Nexus 5 General] MrKaon:
more info
[Nexus 5 General] oxfordmark:
Cheers!

Think i will wait for OTA prompt though.
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
I understand.

I can tell you that I followed the guide on page one for all the updates to KitKat and the instructions were clear, concise, and worked flawlessly for me. It's not as scary as it might seem at first.
[Nexus 5 General] toxictaru:
Tried installing, got this:

Package expects build fingerprint of google/hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4.4/KTU84P/1227136:user/release-keys or google/hammerhead/hammerhead:5.0/LRX21O/1570415:user/releasekeys; this device has Android/omni_hammerhead/hammerhead:4.4.4/KTU84P/ etc etc etc

What is omni hammerhead?
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Did you previously have OmniRom installed on your phone in the past? If so, then you have some files that the OTA is seeing don't match up with what it's expecting to see. If you did, you need to reset your phone with a full wipe and fresh install of COMPLETELY stock 4.4.4 rom.
[Nexus 5 General] avicohh:
Hi

Thanks a lot!

I just updated my phone (from android 4.4.4), with adb sideload <filename>.

All goes perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] ferrari248f1:
Same here...:(
[Nexus 5 General] SimplicityApks:
I got the same problem as postet here... I never installed omni rom and went to factory KTU84P (with TWRP and rooted) a few weeks ago. adb sideload doesn't work with twrp either I guess I'mm gonna flash kitKat recovery then and try adb sideload there...
[Nexus 5 General] GabrielGPP:
Perfect!
[Nexus 5 General] Thiagooo:
is confusing.

"then place the file in the same directory adb."

What is adb?
[Nexus 5 General] saberdragon18:
I have to update drivers on my computer before i can test. I'll let you know what happens when i try.
[Nexus 5 General] Yaz75:
Sounds like a good idea. I'd try it unrooted, no recovery and stock out of the box. I'm just saying that SOMETHING re-wrote a file name and it's best to try and scrub all vestiges of past experiments/ROMS clean to avoid issues.

Good luck.